Petersville, Iowa
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Petersville
Petersville is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
History
Petersville was originally called Quigley.[2] The present name honors John Peters and family, pioneer settlers.[2] The town was platted as Petersville in 1902.[3]
A post office was established under the name Quigley in 1883, and renamed Petersville in 1902; this post office closed in 1935.[4][5]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersville, Iowa
- 1 2 Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 113.
- ↑ Wolfe, Patrick B. (1911). Wolfe's History of Clinton County, Iowa. B. F. Bowen. p. 390.
- ↑ "Clinton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Petersville Post Office (historical)
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Coordinates: 41°58′03″N 90°32′01″W / 41.96750°N 90.53361°W
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